The rockets uprooted the main door of the C-17 aircraft usedby the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, wounding two maintenanceofficers and also damaging an Apache helicopter gunship parked nearby, the ABCnews reported quoting Pentagon officials.
A US military spokesman, Jamie Graybeal, told reporters thatthe shrapnel from the rockets struck the door of the plane, injuring twoworkers.
But the rockets posed no threat to the safety of Dempsey orhis entourage who were asleep in their quarters at the time of the attack inthe early hours of the morning.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibilityfor the attack, saying Dempsey's aircraft was "specifically targetted onexact information."
Dempsey was on a crucial visit to Afghanistan to meetcommanders of the NATO forces and Afghan top brass to discuss the recent surgein attacks by Afghan security personnel on their international colleague.
A total of 10 NATO soldiers have lost their lives in attacksbilled as "green on blue" in the past two weeks.
A spokesman for the NATO's International Security AssistanceForce (ISAF) said that "Dempsey was nowhere in sight when the attacks tookplace."
The American commander later left Kabul in another C-17plane.
"Indirect fire is not uncommon at Bagram and there isabsolutely no indication that the attack was specifically targetting theplane," the spokesman added.
